one look says it isn't titanium, ti always has a grey finish to it, its the nature of the metal; I've had ti frames, have ti spokes and use ti kitchen ware for travel, they're all shades of the same color. Even with stainless if you have a strong magnet there will be some degree of attraction, it might only be a momentary pause before the magnet falls off but I've yet to see a SS that was 100% not magnetic; I've found that poptop openers that stick to the fridge tend to have a decent magnet and should give a reading. As someone else said, remove the grip and nick the end, if a sharp knife can take off a sliver its aluminum, if it only seems to glance off or not want to dig in its SS.